Economy SLIPPERY SLOPE Union membership continued its 20-year decline in 2003, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
Economy AMERICORPS, THE 2004 STORY Despite promises of major new money this year, the 2003 AmeriCorps funding debacle left many groups in the lurch.
Economy PROMISES, PROMISES The White House is about 1.6 million short on the number of jobs its tax cut was supposed to stimulate by year’s end.
Economy GOOD COMPANY Fast Company magazine is adding to the year-in-review mania with one that’s actually interesting: the top 20 social entrepreneurs of 2003.
Economy NO SILVER LINING Sure, the nation’s picking up more jobs these days, but they’re not as good as the ones it lost.
Economy NOT SO CHARITABLE Donations from the private sector to the country’s 400 largest nonprofits fell in 2002 for the first time in five years.
Economy RETAIL SUCKS Full-time retail workers in New York City are making less than they were a decade ago and are largely dependent upon public assistance.
Economy PUSHY POLS Harlem city council candidate claims he was strong-armed by a public official during his campaign.
Economy WORKING OVERTIME Senate Democrats are making their last stand to block a White House plan to rewrite the rules governing overtime pay.
Economy BAD FOR BUSINESS It’s not easy being a small manufacturer in New York City. Now a pending federal budget cut could make it even tougher.
